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As a part of KFTC's member outreach / communications strategy this year, we want to offer phone call gatherings, on a host of different topics, that are member-chosen and member-directed. Along with the call, we would like to be able to offer a visual presentation with some of the information--for example, a powerpoint. A leader member or staff member would present some information to start the conversation and folks would be simultaneously seeing the powerpoint, then after, we would have open conversation and Q and A.

Social Values Organizing offers an innovative approach to bottom up organizing, combining the best of traditional organizing, like face to face contacts and grassroots leadership development, with a new method to develop framing, messaging and even identify the policy issues and campaign activities we ask people to support and get involved in.

My organization has three offices in different cities and we want to be able to efficiently share our calendars with each other. Some staff has outlook, but others do not and some have macs and others pcs. Is there anything besides google calendars that works for internal sharing of our calendars?

We would like to expand our current website information to include: video and audio broadcasts, virtual website tour guide, interactive marketplace, virtual community development , cultural network gateway or hub for similar cyberspace groups and organizations.

What are your suggestions for the procedures of establishing WOYO TV and radio streams of internet programming? Currently the Kingdom of Oyotunji/ATA produces a quarterly news magazine uploaded to youtube as well as historic documentaries for Current TV. Are these linked to the website or should they be independent?